Bale thrower

Claim 1

FOR A BALER HAVING A FORE-AND-AFT BALE CASE TERMINATING AT A REAR OUTLET INCLUDING A FLOOR OVER WHICH BALES ARE SUCCESSIVELY DISCHARGED REARWARDLY: BALE-HANDLING MECHANISM, COMPRISING: A SUPPORT DISPOSED ABOVE THE BALE CASE AND HAVING A REAR PORTION ABOVE AND ADJACENT TO THE BALE CASE OUTLET; PIVOT MEANS CONNECTING THE SUPPORT TO THE BALE CASE ON A FORE-AND-AFT AXIS ABOVE THE BALE CASE FOR ROCKING OF SAID SUPPORT FROM SIDE TO SIDE, SAID REAR PORTION INCLUDING AN UPPER PIVOT ON A TRANSVERSE AXIS AT A LEVEL ABOVE THE BALE CASE OUTLET; BALE-THROWING MEANS CARRIED BY AND DEPENDING FROM SAID UPPER PIVOT FOR SWINGING REARWARDLY AND UPWARDLY AWAY FROM THE OUTLET FOR THROWING A DISCHARGED BALE REARWARDLY REMOTE FROM THE BALER AND RETURNABLE DOWNWARDLY AND FORWARDLY BACK TO SAID OUTLET TO RECEIVE ANOTHER BALE AND INCLUDING A RECEIVER ELEMENT GENERALLY AT THE LEVEL OF THE BALE CASE FLOOR AND NORMALLY ALINED FORE AND AFT WITH THE BALE CASE OUTLET TO RECEIVE A BALE THEREFROM, SAID ELEMENT BEING SWINGABLE LATERALLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AS THE SUPPORT ROCKS ABOUT SAID AXIS AND SAID ELEMENT HAVING A WIDTH IN EXCESS OF THE BALE CASE OUTLET SO AS TO RETAIN REGISTER WITH SAID OUTLET DESPITE SAID LATERAL SWINGING; OPERATING MEANS CONNECTED BETWEEN THE SUPPORT AND THE BALER FOR SELECTIVELY HOLDING AND ROCKING SAID FRAME; AND GUARD MEANS INCLUDING A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED MEMBERS SECURED RESPECTIVELY TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SUPPORT AND EXTENDING REARWARDLY THEREFROM ALONGSIDE THE BALE-THROWING MEANS IN PROTECTIVE RELATION THERETO DURING SWINGING THEREOF ABOUT SAID UPPER PIVOT.